The Rag Tag Gang


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On a dare, two small-town boys go to a nearby cemetery to see if an old town legend is really true. Once there, the boys find more than they bargained for, and begin a journey to solve a mystery connected to the legend. After being chased and almost caught by a strange man who is also out to solve the mystery, the boys join ranks with the Rag Tag Gang, a group of orphans they meet on their journey. Together, they set out to solve the mystery, as well as go head-to-head with the man who is after them.




The Rag Tag Gang


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This is the story of the characters and circumstances surrounding the wildest college football game ever played: Georgia Tech's 222-0 victory over little Cumberland University on Oct. 7, 1916, in Atlanta. Cumberland dropped football after a disastrous 1915 season in which it was outscored by an aggregate 276-0 in five games. But Cumberland beat the Georgia Tech baseball team 22-0 by illegally using a half dozen professional players. Coach John Heisman, who coached the Tech baseball and football teams, discovered that Cumberland had not formally cancelled its contract to play Tech in football in 1916. Heisman, looking for revenge, insisted the game be played or Cumberland would have to pay Tech a $3,000 forfeit fee (a huge sum at the time). Cumberland wanted to avoid the costly forfeiture fee so it told the school's young sports team's managers, George Allen, to somehow come up with a team to play Tech. Allen's adventures in putting together a bunch of misfits and finding a coach result in some hilarious moments. The game itself also included numerous humorous situations.




Running with Sherman


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From the bestselling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, and, in the process, discovering the life-changing power of the human-animal connection. "A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor." —John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog When Christopher McDougall decided to adopt a donkey in dire straits, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. But with the help of his neighbors, Chris came up with a crazy idea. Burro racing, a unique type of competition in which humans and donkeys run side by side over mountains and through streams, would be exactly the challenge Sherman and Chris needed. In the course of Sherman’s training, Chris would enlist Amish running clubs, high-spirited goats, the service animal community, and two Sarah Palin–loving long-distance female truckers. Sherman’s heartwarming story of overcoming all odds to run one of the most unbelievable races in America shows the healing power of movement and the strength of the human-animal connection. Look for Christopher McDougall's new book, Born to Run 2, coming in December!




The Gang's All Here


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Arena Stage, Zelda Fichandler, producing director presents "The Gang's All Here," by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, with Howard Wierum and the Arena Stage Acting Company, directed by F. Cowles Strickland, settings by Curtiss Cowan, lighting by Leo Gallestein, costumes by Marianna Elliott.




Asteropia


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Ninthoosa (Ninna) is an ethnic Tellmondonian in the early-22nd century. Tellmondonians are Human descendants of a large group of lunar settlers from the late-20th century of Erths Moon. Given her moderate political stance and connectedness within Tellmondo's political scene, Ninna is recruited by an agent of the super-conglomerate, international body called the Erth Industrial AllianceEIA. Gordon, the agent, is Ninthoosas handler and convinces her to spy against a group of underworld gangsters that range from a very rich old man who is a representative of the Erth Industrial Alliance to a radical student president of a terroristic, Tellmondonian organization called The Covenant of the Belt. Despite her juggles of espionage between Erth and Mars, Ninna still has to focus her main efforts against a prominent Tellmondonian official: Respect PunJon. The Respect is of a new generation of Tellmondonian nationalism and endeavors to re-establish the city-state of Tellmondo among the Sol system's asteroid belt. But the young Respect does this at the expense of Human lives and economic corruption! Ninna finds herself in a world of cloak and dagger, mixed in with a solar system-wide intrigue that snarls trusted friends and even her heart... Asteropia is a different Sci-Fi adventure. It is a mixture of sublime scientific and technological speculation, political intrigue, and street-smart Mafia-style plots.




Understand


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Did you ever wonder, 'How did I get here?' It's a question most people have asked themselves and usually ask when they wish they weren't there. Life led Michael Secli to the Battle of Khe Sanh in Viet Nam, 1968. History tells us a small band of Marines, seven miles from the Laotian border, along Route 9, the northern most road across Vietnam between the north and the south were outmanned yet were responsible for preventing the enemy from advancing. Did anybody really want to be there? The question was moot. It was their duty, and they would do whatever they could to keep the enemy from advancing. It was David against Goliath, and we know how that turned out. How did Michael get there? Well, that's an important part of the story.




Looking Back


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I will never forget the look on my brother's face when that crazy monkey came flying through the air and landed on his chest! All of a sudden the only thing Paul saw was four long hairy legs with a set of sharp fangs sailing through the air straight at him! However, I still think the Skunk story outdoes that one or maybe, "The Train" was paramount. No matter what, Johny thought to himself I have to get my sorry butt up and get this stuff on paper before I get distracted by life again. "Looking Back" is actually a story written by Shelly Owens-McKinney. It is about her favorite person in the entire world, her Uncle Johny. He is ninety-three years, eleven months and twenty nine days old. This will be his last day, but before he goes, he gives Shelly so many memories that she will carry on to the next generation. There are so many beautiful recollections over the years. Johny fiercely misses Rebecca, his wife and longs to be with her.




The Collapse Collection


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The complete trilogy. For the first time, all three of books of the Future History of America Series are now available in one enormous book—1,861 pages of SHTF chaos, destruction, and redemption. Follow Erik Larsson as he struggles to keep his friends and family alive in the aftermath of a massive terrorist strike that brings down America's power grid. Sail into harm's way as the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt heads for home waters, willing to smash through anyone who gets in the way. Join the resistance with the Arizona Regulators as they try to hold the line and protect the American southwest. Follow presidents and politicians as they tread the murky waters of international intrigue and deception. After America falls, will there be anyone left to pick up the pieces? Books included in the box set: Alea Jacta Est (Book I) Sic Semper Tyrannis (Book II) Dux Bellorum (Book III)




MotorBoating


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The Life


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As a wedding consultant, who specializes in military weddings, I hear brides, who are trying to plan military weddings, lament about the lack of information available about military weddings. Even if hiring a wedding consultant to plan a military wedding, brides still want to know as much as possible about the planning considerations, traditions and etiquette. Most wedding planning and etiquette books briefly address military weddings, but not to the satisfaction of most military brides. There are situations that face the bride or groom marrying a military person that a civilian couple doesn't always have to face. So, this book, The Military Wedding, was written for the civilian bride marrying a military groom. It also addresses the civilian groom marrying a military woman and the military bride and groom. A few paragraphs, as found in most books, won't answer your questions. Consider this your military wedding planning manual or special operating instruction to supplement your main wedding planning guide.